My dad has returned from Iowa. I am glad he is back safe and sound. He said he only fell down 4 or 5 times so it was a success.
Koda is still at the vets. They had to operate on his ear. His ear had swollen up like a big tick with blood. They went in a drained all the blood and then patched up the veins so it may not continue to happen - I think that was the procedure - He will be resting at home the next 5-7 days :(
We met with out realtor last night. She is optimistic! We are happy with the showings so far so no complaints there. She said the winter was slow with the holiday and the snow storms. It should pick up in the first week or two in February so hopefully I will have good news then!!
Bryden STILL trouble! but so cute.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
My Laundry List
Well not much going on here...
One. We are in the process of selling our house with one to two showings a week sometimes, which I think is great for this time of year. But the SOLD sign could not come soon enough since we need to get started on the construction of our new house IF and that is a big freakin IF the builder will ever return our attempts to contact them. Frustrated is how I feel right now about that. But I am hopeful it will all work out and in six short months we will be in a new home.
Two. I have been working on save the dates for both Kirsten and Stephanie that has been a lot of fun. Have I mentioned how much I love weddings?
Three. Kirsten and I have been working out three nights a week and I have been adding one to two days of my own. It has been nice to get back into working out and especially nice to have someone to suffer with. It will all be worth it when we are on the beach in mexico in december especially since we have about 4 weddings the summer which in turns brings showers and bachelorette parties and new clothes :) I can already feel the difference. We have been doing some FitTV with Gilad Sharon Mann and Cathe, some Jillian Michaels from Biggest Loser, some TaeBo with Billy Blanks it has been a nice variety. Bryden insist on running in an sitting on my back during push ups and jumping on my stomach during sit ups OH and don't forget the kiss that turns into mouth to mouth thrown in the middle of all that.
Four. My father was sent to Iowa last week to work the snow/ice storm. Ft. Scott was the last town that would have the option to be sent to Iowa and Independence took the order so Dad thought he would get to stay home but by noon last Thursday they had sent them all home to pack. Instead of sending one crew they were sending 30 crews so Dad packed up and headed North. I always worry about him it is long hours about 12 to 16 hr days and a lot of hard work.
Five. Bryden still is having a hard time staying in bed at night. Luckily our trip to Fritz's this weekend with the Ambles and Nana wore him out so Saturday - of course the evening my mom volunteered to take on the bedtime task - was super easy just carried him up and he didn't crawl out once. whew wish it was that easy every night. So far it is a great workout up and down stairs for an hour plus lifting a 27lb child back into their bed.
Six. With my promotion last month I have taken on some new duties at work which is keeping me on my toes. I love the fast paced environment and we are only doing half the order we will be in a few months.
Seventh. It appears Koda, our yellow lab, may need surgery this week. Both Koda and Maddox have allergies or something that causes almost like a yeast infection in their ears. Koda shakes and itches his ears and today one is either filled with blood of fluid I guess we will see tommorrow when Casey takes him to the vet, but it is puffed up and swollen and he cries when you get near. Poor thing. Koda almost cost us $1500 this past summer when he decided to eat a corn cob, I know this ear thing is not his fault but I think we have almost spent as much on Koda's medical bills than what it cost to have Bryden.
Eighth. We went to Fritz's this weekend as I mentioned with the Ambles and Nana. Bryden LOVED all the trains and his bun dipped in Ketchup. It was a great atmosphere if you are ever looking for something new we went to the one on Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Pretty good burgers, not as great as Five Guys but still good!
Ninth. Casey has been asked to audition for the role of minister at Kirsten and Tristan's wedding. don't laugh. I know if he makes the cut he will do a great job.
Last but not Least. Casey has decided that he will be the fatest man on the beach when we go to Mexico in December. While Kirsten and I work out he works on his girl scout cookie lifts. I came home a few weeks ago to find a stash of 11 boxes of girl scout cookies in our freezer and that is just what made it home, who knows if there are cookies in his desk drawer at work. He slowly but surley eats a few each night. Sharing one or two with Bryden and none with me - which is probably a good thing and I don't really mind.
One. We are in the process of selling our house with one to two showings a week sometimes, which I think is great for this time of year. But the SOLD sign could not come soon enough since we need to get started on the construction of our new house IF and that is a big freakin IF the builder will ever return our attempts to contact them. Frustrated is how I feel right now about that. But I am hopeful it will all work out and in six short months we will be in a new home.
Two. I have been working on save the dates for both Kirsten and Stephanie that has been a lot of fun. Have I mentioned how much I love weddings?
Three. Kirsten and I have been working out three nights a week and I have been adding one to two days of my own. It has been nice to get back into working out and especially nice to have someone to suffer with. It will all be worth it when we are on the beach in mexico in december especially since we have about 4 weddings the summer which in turns brings showers and bachelorette parties and new clothes :) I can already feel the difference. We have been doing some FitTV with Gilad Sharon Mann and Cathe, some Jillian Michaels from Biggest Loser, some TaeBo with Billy Blanks it has been a nice variety. Bryden insist on running in an sitting on my back during push ups and jumping on my stomach during sit ups OH and don't forget the kiss that turns into mouth to mouth thrown in the middle of all that.
Four. My father was sent to Iowa last week to work the snow/ice storm. Ft. Scott was the last town that would have the option to be sent to Iowa and Independence took the order so Dad thought he would get to stay home but by noon last Thursday they had sent them all home to pack. Instead of sending one crew they were sending 30 crews so Dad packed up and headed North. I always worry about him it is long hours about 12 to 16 hr days and a lot of hard work.
Five. Bryden still is having a hard time staying in bed at night. Luckily our trip to Fritz's this weekend with the Ambles and Nana wore him out so Saturday - of course the evening my mom volunteered to take on the bedtime task - was super easy just carried him up and he didn't crawl out once. whew wish it was that easy every night. So far it is a great workout up and down stairs for an hour plus lifting a 27lb child back into their bed.
Six. With my promotion last month I have taken on some new duties at work which is keeping me on my toes. I love the fast paced environment and we are only doing half the order we will be in a few months.
Seventh. It appears Koda, our yellow lab, may need surgery this week. Both Koda and Maddox have allergies or something that causes almost like a yeast infection in their ears. Koda shakes and itches his ears and today one is either filled with blood of fluid I guess we will see tommorrow when Casey takes him to the vet, but it is puffed up and swollen and he cries when you get near. Poor thing. Koda almost cost us $1500 this past summer when he decided to eat a corn cob, I know this ear thing is not his fault but I think we have almost spent as much on Koda's medical bills than what it cost to have Bryden.
Eighth. We went to Fritz's this weekend as I mentioned with the Ambles and Nana. Bryden LOVED all the trains and his bun dipped in Ketchup. It was a great atmosphere if you are ever looking for something new we went to the one on Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Pretty good burgers, not as great as Five Guys but still good!
Ninth. Casey has been asked to audition for the role of minister at Kirsten and Tristan's wedding. don't laugh. I know if he makes the cut he will do a great job.
Last but not Least. Casey has decided that he will be the fatest man on the beach when we go to Mexico in December. While Kirsten and I work out he works on his girl scout cookie lifts. I came home a few weeks ago to find a stash of 11 boxes of girl scout cookies in our freezer and that is just what made it home, who knows if there are cookies in his desk drawer at work. He slowly but surley eats a few each night. Sharing one or two with Bryden and none with me - which is probably a good thing and I don't really mind.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Fun with markers....Well depends on who you ask
Some of these photos are from Casey "helping" Bryden color. After his help the next time Bryden got the markers out he managed to use every single color in a matter of seconds with my back turned to color on his face.
Luckily he and the markers are washable! He was really proud of himself after using his face as the canvas.
Luckily he and the markers are washable! He was really proud of himself after using his face as the canvas.
Do snow boots go with everything?
Bryden received some Lightning McQueen snowboots from aunt Cass & Kyle for Christmas. These are photos of him sporting them the last few days. They are the first thing he puts on in the mornings and if he dosen't wear them to Teri's he puts them on once he gets home and wears them for the majority of the evening.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The family is growing...
My brother got engaged tonight to Stephanie and I am so excited to have her become my sister in law. I love weddings and I love happy couples! I wish them all the best the world has to offer. We are going to have a busy year of weddings. I am so excited for both of them and welcome her into our family with open arms.
snow day! well many snow days
I thankfully took the Monday after Christmas off to spend time at home putting away gifts and cleaning up the house. Bryden was able to use his snowsuit he received last year at Christmas finally. The photo are from Saturday at my parents and Monday at home.
Dressed for the snow..
Notice how the snow trucks piled the snow to cover up our for sale sign :( Thanks
Bryden feeding Koda snow
Monday, January 4, 2010
I am sleepy...
So, Bryden has..et hum...had still been sleeping in a crib. We were concerned if we switched him to the twin or toddler bed he would attempt to climb down the stairs in the middle of the night and fall. This all began just before Christmas... I was wrapping presents, Casey was playing PS3 (snooze) and I had put Bryden to bed approx 8:20pm. At 8:45 we still hear noises up stairs dancing, knocking, talking, music etc. And then a LOUD noise, then a door open, then little feet on the landing, then "MOMMA". Casey walked to the stairs as Bryden climbed down walked past him and said "Hi Momma", Me: Bryden what are you doing down here? Bryden: I go nightnight Momma? Me: yes you need to go night night. He returned up stairs all by himself, for this chain of events to happen once again. Then we proceeded to lower the mattress in his crib down to the lowest point thinking there was No escape, WRONG!!! so I am sleepy today..trying to put a little monkey to bed each night, which right now has turned into approx an hour long process. I am sure a lot of parents experiences this with children who don't like to go to bed ie ME as a child! I was this type of child singing in my room, playing in the dark, asking for a drink, asking a question, climbing out of bed and sleeping right next to the shut door and my mother having to wait until I woke up in the mornings in order to open the door. Why would I be surprised that I have a child like this? I am not, Bryden has never been the child that requires much sleep and each morning when I see his sleepy little face I think ONE day he will learn his lesson and realize how important it is to go to bed at a decent hour and STAY asleep the entire night. I will keep you posted as to how this works out, but I am not holding my breath this will get any easier for a while. The only light at the end of the tunnel is that hopefully we will be moving within the next 6 months and MAYBE this will make things easier, I know wishful thinking.
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